BIN 08, 291 (P212835)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 07001

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c#* _[GAN2] szuku#*_
2. _a-sza3 sahar#_
3. 4(bur'u@c) _GAN2 [szuku_]
4. ambar lagasz{ki}
5. 3(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) _GAN2 szuku#_
6. gar3-mud
7. 3(bur'u@c) _la2_ 2(esze3@c) _GAN2 sa10-a_
8. e ki-rin2-na
9. 2(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) _GAN2 sa10#*-a#*_
10. a-BU [...]
11. 5(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) [_GAN2 szuku_]
12. e-ga [nigin2-na]
reverse
1. 1(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c) _la2_ 1(esze3@c) _GAN2 [sa10-a_]
2. gesz-kesz2*-[ra2]
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3. szunigin 1(szar2@c) 5(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c)* _GAN2 sa10-a_
4. szunigin 2(szar2@c) 1(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c)* 2(esze3@c)* _GAN2 szuku_
5. nu-tu-tum
  blank space
6. _GAN2_ lagasz{ki}
7. me-sag2
8. u-ka3-al

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 291

    [Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Foster Land, 57f

    [Foster1982Land] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Administration and Use of Institutional Land in Sargonic Sumer. Vol. 9. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen : Akademisk forlag.

  • history: RSO 49 (pp. 159-184), 177

    [LambertM1975RSO49] Lambert, Maurice. 1975. “MESAG LE PRINCE ET MESAG LE SHABRA (LA VIE ÉCONOMIQUE À L’ÉPOQUE D’AGADÉ).” Rivista Degli Studi Orientali 49 (3/4): 159–84.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 07001
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:31:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 14:29:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-09-09 at 06:07:51 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2018-06-01 at 16:55:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-06-06 at 16:59:40 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 08, 291 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212835.
BIN 08, 291 artifact entry (No. P212835). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212835 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 291 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212835 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {BIN 08, 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212835},
}

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